Govia Thameslink Railway to be nationalised from 31 May 2026
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – the UK’s largest train operator – will be nationalised on Sunday 31 May 2026
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Leaf-busting trains ‘will travel 12 times around the planet’ this autumn
A special fleet of leaf-busting trains has this week begun working across Sussex and Kent to keep the railway running safely and reliably
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Could your rail route claim the title of Britain’s most life-changing station?
Passengers of Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink are being encouraged to put forward what they consider to be the most life-changing local station for national recognition in the World Cup of Stations 2025
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Vehicle-bashed Brighton Main Line bridge set to have protection beams installed
Network Rail is to fit special beams to a bridge carrying one of Britain’s busiest main line rail routes, to provide protection from lorries and other HGVs that crash into it
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Folk legend writes song about Thameslink’s oldest station worker, 85
Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, folk ‘legend’ Richard Thompson OBE has written a song about Thameslink’s oldest employee, 85-year-old Elstree & Borehamwood station assistant Siggy Cragwell BEM. It is being aired on national radio this week
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Beachgoers and holidaymakers affected by major engineering work this Sunday
Sunseekers, holidaymakers and motorsport fans are being advised to plan their weekend journeys in advance as urgent engineering work means all lines between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport are closed.
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Brighton Main Line passengers advised to plan ahead as buses replace trains on Sunday 13 July
Essential and urgent engineering work on the Brighton Main Line north of Gatwick Airport means that passengers need to plan ahead and check before they travel.
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Community organisations in London and Surrey benefit from half-million-pound railway fund
Community organisations across London and Surrey have been handed their share of almost half a million pounds from a fund set up by the country’s largest train operator.
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Community organisations in Sussex benefit from half-million-pound railway fund
Community organisations across the south east have been handed their share of almost half a million pounds from a fund set up by the country’s largest train operator.
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£1.7 million invested into station improvements across UK’s largest railway network
Some £1.7 million has been allocated to improve stations across the country’s largest railway network – following a bumper year of projects at stations across London and the south east.
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Victoria station’s historic ceramic rail maps restored for generations to come
Historic hand-painted ceramic rail maps that once lay hidden behind an old news stand at the entrance to London’s Grade II listed Victoria station, have been restored, helping mark the national celebration of the birth of the modern railway
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TEN DAYS TO GO: Passengers urged to plan ahead this Easter as essential engineering work takes place across south London, East Kent and East Sussex
Network Rail and train operators in the south east are urging passengers to plan ahead over the Easter period as a major programme of railway upgrades in south London, Kent and Sussex are delivered.
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